stas silva 🍊
@silvarils.bsky.social
QA Analyst & contributing writer on Guild Wars 2 🗡️ prev: Destiny 2, ESO 🗡️ almost graduated art school 🗡 chaotic bisexual ✡️
opinions don't represent my employer 🗡️ she/her
opinions don't represent my employer 🗡️ she/her
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stas silva 🍊
@silvarils.bsky.social
· Dec 18
periodic reminder that transphobes are unwelcome here
introduce us, abelard
one generation too late :')
FYI Americans: if you had Canadian grandparents/parents: you may be Canadian
February 10, 2026 at 2:55 AM
one generation too late :')
discord's about to get a lot of emails from games studio legal reps
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Age verification for all.
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 5:20 PM
discord's about to get a lot of emails from games studio legal reps
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if you weren't in high school in 2004, i can't tell you how important american idiot was for kids who got sent to the principles office for wearing shirts that say said fuck on them and refusing to stand for the national anthem.
February 9, 2026 at 4:05 PM
if you weren't in high school in 2004, i can't tell you how important american idiot was for kids who got sent to the principles office for wearing shirts that say said fuck on them and refusing to stand for the national anthem.
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thinking they may have run it for one individual in particular who also happens to live in the DC metro area
February 9, 2026 at 1:57 AM
thinking they may have run it for one individual in particular who also happens to live in the DC metro area
(tbd eventually) did anyone else get an ICE ad like. immediately after the halftime show
February 9, 2026 at 1:53 AM
(tbd eventually) did anyone else get an ICE ad like. immediately after the halftime show
volume warning at the end. SOTE was rough
February 7, 2026 at 1:20 PM
volume warning at the end. SOTE was rough
risking it all* today (*ordering a vday bagel sandwich special)
February 6, 2026 at 7:06 PM
risking it all* today (*ordering a vday bagel sandwich special)
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not the first person to say this, but video games' closest artistic sibling is theatre, not film. immersive theatre, for sure, but there's overlap in less-experimental, proscenium-style plays as well
February 6, 2026 at 4:17 PM
not the first person to say this, but video games' closest artistic sibling is theatre, not film. immersive theatre, for sure, but there's overlap in less-experimental, proscenium-style plays as well
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Just gonna say since we're already talking about unionizing game writers: hey, maybe let us localizers in on those talks, too, because it's pretty fucking rough out there, even in AAA. I'd probably have three times as many credits if we were unionized and I'm one of the lucky ones with any at all.
Nioh 3, developed by Koei Tecmo and localized in 11 languages, does NOT feature any #TranslatorsInTheCredits. A few members of Localization staff are included in the LQA credits, but none of the actual translators are credited. Source: GamersPrey
February 6, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Just gonna say since we're already talking about unionizing game writers: hey, maybe let us localizers in on those talks, too, because it's pretty fucking rough out there, even in AAA. I'd probably have three times as many credits if we were unionized and I'm one of the lucky ones with any at all.
It should be illegal for a washing machine to break with no recourse if the timer knob gets turned slightly wrong
anyway. that's half my clothes I need to throw out now
anyway. that's half my clothes I need to throw out now
February 4, 2026 at 11:15 PM
It should be illegal for a washing machine to break with no recourse if the timer knob gets turned slightly wrong
anyway. that's half my clothes I need to throw out now
anyway. that's half my clothes I need to throw out now
me: I should try adapting 40k novel 'The End and the Death' for the stage
me:
me:
me: this is how it starts, isn't it. this is how you get elf clowns in space.
me:
me:
me: this is how it starts, isn't it. this is how you get elf clowns in space.
February 4, 2026 at 4:03 AM
me: I should try adapting 40k novel 'The End and the Death' for the stage
me:
me:
me: this is how it starts, isn't it. this is how you get elf clowns in space.
me:
me:
me: this is how it starts, isn't it. this is how you get elf clowns in space.
can't trick me into doing game dev discourse. it's 2026
February 2, 2026 at 5:59 PM
can't trick me into doing game dev discourse. it's 2026
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Story = what happened
Plot = how it’s structured
Narrative = how it’s delivered
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Plot = how it’s structured
Narrative = how it’s delivered
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February 2, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Story = what happened
Plot = how it’s structured
Narrative = how it’s delivered
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Plot = how it’s structured
Narrative = how it’s delivered
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reminded again of my Modern Political Theory 300 thesis a decade ago, "online MRA groups meet the established criteria for the early stages of organized conservative terrorism"
January 31, 2026 at 3:21 PM
reminded again of my Modern Political Theory 300 thesis a decade ago, "online MRA groups meet the established criteria for the early stages of organized conservative terrorism"
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Listen man it's been a rough week. still sick, medical emergency, heating broke. my hair looked good for a couple days.
January 30, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Listen man it's been a rough week. still sick, medical emergency, heating broke. my hair looked good for a couple days.
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shakespeare was on fire writing the history plays and im not afraid to say it. in henry IV part 2 the king laments that his son will take the throne and "commit the oldest sins the newest kinds of ways" which goes absolutely crazy
January 30, 2026 at 1:46 AM
shakespeare was on fire writing the history plays and im not afraid to say it. in henry IV part 2 the king laments that his son will take the throne and "commit the oldest sins the newest kinds of ways" which goes absolutely crazy
The frantic egg bite microwave gambit before power goes out again
January 27, 2026 at 1:24 AM
The frantic egg bite microwave gambit before power goes out again
they shouldn't have frozen him! some of us aren't cowards
stas i have been saying "leviathan dick must go crazy" to myself for an hour.
January 26, 2026 at 7:06 PM
they shouldn't have frozen him! some of us aren't cowards
the psychic mating cry of the MALE Mid-Atlantic Leviathan can be heard up and down the eastern seaboard, on the winter wind and in the creeping silence between thoughts.
I have had "a giant MALE mystical sea creature" stuck in my dome all day like I can't stop thinking it
January 26, 2026 at 5:50 PM
the psychic mating cry of the MALE Mid-Atlantic Leviathan can be heard up and down the eastern seaboard, on the winter wind and in the creeping silence between thoughts.
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new york magazine has a very nasty article out about my beautiful golden throne, which they say is the only thing keeping me alive. when I'm sitting on my big beautiful throne I am NOT ASLEEP!! I am directing the beacon of the astronomican, something sleepy joe did very badly may I add
January 26, 2026 at 4:11 PM
new york magazine has a very nasty article out about my beautiful golden throne, which they say is the only thing keeping me alive. when I'm sitting on my big beautiful throne I am NOT ASLEEP!! I am directing the beacon of the astronomican, something sleepy joe did very badly may I add
Do any solo RPG folks have a "must play" pick they'd rec for someone who hasn't tried it before?
January 25, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Do any solo RPG folks have a "must play" pick they'd rec for someone who hasn't tried it before?
Nodding sagely and muttering "indeed.......quite so" to every post in this thread so I don't get flagged for reply spam
snow day today yall know what that means (watching all three lord of the rings extended edition movies in a row)
January 25, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Nodding sagely and muttering "indeed.......quite so" to every post in this thread so I don't get flagged for reply spam
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can confirm crowd is at least 1k and growing
January 24, 2026 at 11:40 PM
can confirm crowd is at least 1k and growing
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have said it before but I’ll say it again: believing in evil in our secular age is a radical proposition. that’s partially why it feels unbelievable to see what you’re seeing. ICE and its enablers are evil, and if you are on the side of the good you have a responsibility to stop them
January 24, 2026 at 7:17 PM
have said it before but I’ll say it again: believing in evil in our secular age is a radical proposition. that’s partially why it feels unbelievable to see what you’re seeing. ICE and its enablers are evil, and if you are on the side of the good you have a responsibility to stop them